Topic

Updated evolution-data-server package that fixes a security bug are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

The evolution-data-server package provides a unified backend for programs
that work with contacts, tasks, and calendar information.

A flaw was found in the way evolution-data-server processes certain IMAP
server messages. If a user can be tricked into connecting to a malicious
IMAP server it may be possible to execute arbitrary code as the user
running the evolution-data-server process. (CVE-2007-3257)

All users of evolution-data-server should upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch which resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 244277 - CVE-2007-3257 evolution malicious server arbitrary code execution

CVEs

• CVE-2007-3257

References